A Cowgill resident was hurt early yesterday north of Lawson when the pickup truck he was driving went off Highway 69 and hit a ditch and a fence.

19-year old Jesse Utt of Cowgill was taken by private vehicle to Liberty hospital. The patrol said he had minor injuries.

The accident occurred on Highway 69 about two miles south of Highway 116. The patrol said the pickup was southbound on 69 when Utt apparently fell asleep. The pickup went off the left side of the road, and hit a ditch and a fence before coming to rest on its wheels. The pickup was demolished.